In the final installment of McKnight’s Food for Thought series, Jay Walljasper explores how rural Minnesota communities are bucking the stereotype of small town malaise, instead thriving through innovation and creative partnership.
Today, we are living on the edge. “The edge” is one of Will Steger’s favorite expedition terms, as it refers to moments of great challenge and great potential breakthroughs. The edge is where growth, learning, and character-building occur. The challenge confronting us is clear: With 2016 poised to surpass last year as the hottest on …
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) received a grant from McKnight/CCRP in 2015 in part to enhance access to information, case studies, tools and methods, and other resources related to agroecological intensification (AEI) of smallholder farming. FAO released the Agroecology Knowledge Hub (AKH) in November 2016.
Mississippi River Collaborative report implores the EPA to take specific actions to regulate pollution in state waters along the Mississippi River which haven’t achieved any significant pollution reductions on their own.
One in six school-age Minnesotans has at least one immigrant parent. In a new report from New America, researcher Conor P. Williams looks at how education leaders can work to make their prospects as bright as possible.
November 1, 2016 – The McKnight Foundation names Kara Carlisle as vice president of programs.
A new Blue Sky article details recent regulatory guidance clarifying that ERISA fiduciaries may now consider ESG, impact and other factors in their investment decisions.
Oct. 13, 2016, Mentions: several McKnight Midwest Climate & Energy grantees
Highlights from 10 years of work in the West Africa Community of Practice of The McKnight Foundation’s Collaborative Crop Research program.
A collection of case studies based on 10 years of research in Malawi, produced by the McKnight Collaborative Crop Research Program’s Southern Africa community of practice.